Sunday, November 14, 2010

Art form

Magic is an art form that has been parodied by amateurs. Like people who dress as mimes and think they are Marseil Marseau.
I rather think of magic as repertory theater. Magicians doing their rendition of classics (and non classics). Like any theater, you have professional theater and community theater. Anyone can get a script, but most only emulate a performance they have seen. Or, merely read the part. Others can get it right.
I think its is time for magicians to consider our art in this fashion.
 
As a magical performer and inventor, I consider my part as the playwright who comes up with the lines and moves and directs the performer.
---Ian

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